Chronic ammonia toxicity in juvenile turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)

Aquaculture

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-171

  Person Le Ruyet, J ^a   Galland, R ^a   Le Roux, A ^a   Chartois, H ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Chronic toxicity; Food efficiency; Growth; Ion regulation; Plasma ammonia; Turbot

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CHRONIC EFFECTS; FISH CULTURE; FISH JUVENILE; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; TOXICITY; TURBOT;

SCOPHTHALMUS MAXIMUS;

EID: 0030770844     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(97)00052-5     Document Type: Article

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